Beckman was fired in August 2015 after an investigation found that he had endangered the health and well-being of players by discouraging them from seeking treatment and questioning medical judgments.

Fedora, who worked with Beckman at Oklahoma State, told his friend that if he didn’t find a new position somewhere else, there would be a volunteer spot in Chapel Hill for him.

“I don’t believe everything I read. I know Tim. I know his side of the story also,” Fedora said. “I was comfortable with it, and if I wouldn’t have been, honestly, I wouldn’t have brought him. I wouldn’t allow him to be in our program. I was very comfortable with it.”

None of this should be a surprise, especially given today’s college football culture.

This is college football. There is only one bottom line — wins and losses.

Fedora has every right to give Beckman a chance. Beckman won’t work directly with players, instead focusing on studying and scouting opponents. He can be on the sideline and travel with the team. Yes, he can make the Sept. 10 trip to Champaign, Ill., and return to the place that just fired him. There hasn’t been a decision on if he actually will or not, but it could happen.

And, just like Fedora has the right to give Beckman a chance, the players he’ll be in proximity to and the public who looks on has the right to be critical. And some will be.

But Fedora said it best towards the end of the press meeting. Today, this is news. It will probably be news in two weeks when the Tar Heels battle the Illini. After that, it won’t be an issue. Beckman will watch film, provide insight and probably be just another face on the sideline.

He’ll be a guy who helps UNC win football games. In the end, that’ll be all that matters. It doesn’t make it right or wrong, it just makes it part of the game.

2. Speaking of quarterbacks, N.C. State put out its depth chart on Tuesday, listing Ryan Finley and Jalan McClendon as co-starting quarterbacks. Has there been any progress on deciding who will actually get the starting nod against William & Mary on Sept. 1? Not if you watch this video. Side note to that depth chart release: On a local level, South Columbus graduate Pharoah McKever is listed as the third Y player on the team’s depth chart. None of the other local kids (Laney’s Troy Bowman, Laney’s Grant Bowman, Topsail’s Joe Sculthorpe) made the two-deep chart on the line.